Hey everyone.Prospective owner here. I was in Seattle a few weeks ago and got to try out a Super J that gave me the bug for a Dingwall. My budget dictates that I look at the Combustion or ABZ line. However, I'd like to try out the longer neck and feel of these varieties of Dingwall before I make the commitment. So I was hoping that there was someone in the vicinity of Moscow, ID that had one of these and would let me drive out and plunk around on it.

Id be more than willing to bring the beer. I'm hoping that there's an owner within about 200 miles of me that could help me out. If you are interested, You can hit me up on the Talkbass forums (Same user handle).

Hey everyone.Prospective owner here. I was in Seattle a few weeks ago and got to try out a Super J that gave me the bug for a Dingwall. My budget dictates that I look at the Combustion or ABZ line. However, I'd like to try out the longer neck and feel of these varieties of Dingwall before I make the commitment. So I was hoping that there was someone in the vicinity of Moscow, ID that had one of these and would let me drive out and plunk around on it.

Id be more than willing to bring the beer. I'm hoping that there's an owner within about 200 miles of me that could help me out. If you are interested, You can hit me up on the Talkbass forums (Same user handle).

Thanks for your time.

I'm a ways outside of that 200 mile range but the weather is starting to get nice in Kelowna now. You would be more than welcome to come try mine out anytime. If that works for you I could probably arrange a mini jam session for you at our practice place.

Hi Mooselumps!I'm in Pullman, and just got off the phone with Bass Northwest to grab a natural ABZ they have coming in. It should be here next week, and you'd be more than welcome to try it, as well as any of my other beloved Dingwalls. Sending PM...

No try-out update from Mooselumps yet, I see; this no doubt due to his end-of-semester academic workload. In the meantime I'll fill the dead air with some background narrative.

First off, herewith a most cordial welcome to M, both to the forum, and hopefully soon, to the society of Dingwall Devotees at large. Meeting him and spending with him and his girlfriend Saturday night was a great pleasure, and one I hope others of you will have on some future occasion.

We met up at midnight at the local movie theater, a virtually soundproof ARXX building on the outskirts of town and far from any residential areas. This choice of venue was made out of concern for noise complaints that might have arisen from conducting the demo at either of our homes, since I wanted him to be able to play at any volume he wanted, and/or that his amp(s) could muster--quite understandably, he wanted to try the Dingwalls with his own equipment. I invited him to bring his entire live rig if he wished, and offered the prospect of rocking the house the whole night without having to worry about disturbing anyone, but in the end, reason and practicality prevailed, and he brought just one amp and one cab. The former was a Carvin BX-500, a sweet-sounding ultra-light Class D, tube-equipped unit that's also an insanely good value for its price; the latter was a Carvin LSx1503, a PA cab which has gotten quite an enthusiastic following among bass players for its clean, hi-fi sound. I brought along my own TC RH450/RS210 half-stack just in case, but it ended up staying muted the whole time and serving as a tuning station; it might have been a bit too "Ampeggy" for M's tastes anyway. Contrary to earlier expectations, volume stayed moderate throughout the session, so as to best be able to appreciate the Dingwalls' tonal nuances, and the differences in same among the various instruments on test.

I don't own a Combustion (yet... ), so I was unable to offer M the opportunity to try one. My goals with the basses listed were for him to be able to:

A. try, and compare, a 5-string example of each of the models in the Afterburner lineB. experience the magic of an ABII-6C. try/compare all of these with both the shorter-scale SJ-5 and his customized, Nordstrand-loaded J-type bass he brought along for referenceD. do the preceding for as long as he wanted without any pressures, distractions, or time constraints other than that night's need for sleep

And now it's time for me to cede the floor to the man himself so he can report on his recent Dingwall experience. Cheers all!

Review long overdue, but with work picking up and finals... My family might have filed a missing persons report...

Anyway, I met win FFF bass and had a blast. I have been bitten by the Dingwall bug, and now i just need to get my act together and get some funds scraped up. I was surprised by the maple/ash ABZ... That may very well be my first step. the 6er AB2 blew my mind, although It would be cool to me to find one that had a 17-16.5MM spacing. Or I could just man up

All in all, I was very lucky to get to play the beautiful instruments that I did, and I'm hooked on a 37" b.

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